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A Ph.D. student in the School of Public Health at Georgia State University has successfully defended her dissertation into the perception of nicotine risk among tobacco users.

A Ph.D. student in the School of Public Health at Georgia State University has been awarded a 12-month fellowship with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Center for Tobacco Products.

A doctoral student in the School of Public Health at Georgia State University has successfully defended her dissertation.

Georgia State University School of Public Health Ph.D. student published her research to a national academic journal

A Georgia State School of Public Health graduate student won the 2018 Georgia Environmental Health Association Conference poster presentation.

School of Public Health Ph.D. Student Lia Scott Successfully Defends Her Dissertation

Three College of Education & Human Development students were selected for the 2018 National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) Minority Fellowship Program.

Georgia State Univesity College of Law recognized students with a 3.6 grade point average or higher during the Commencement and Hooding ceremony held on May 11, 2018.

This award is given by the faculty to a graduating senior and master's candidate. The award recognizes a student(s) who has (have) displayed outstanding performance in clinical rotations.

This award recognizes the students who have made an outstanding contribution to the research efforts of the Department of Physical Therapy and who exhibit potential of becoming significant contributors to the field of physical therapy research.

Michelle D'Amico, a student in the biostatistics program of the School of Public Health at Georgia State University, won 1st place in the Master's Degree category of the spring 2019 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition.

A Georgia State University Honors College student presented her undergraduate research at the Society for Neuroscience's annual national conference in San Diego in November.

Georgia State University philosophy Student Jackson Barringer was selected as the 2018 winner of the George W. Beiswanger Award. This award is given to an undergraduate major on the basis of overall academic excellence in philosophy based on program GPA, overall GPA, undergraduate research projects, B.A. thesis work, and participation in academically-oriented departmental activities.

Georgia State Masters Student Paul Fryfogle successfully defended his Philosophy MA thesis, "The Fragility of Convergence: Public Reason, Political Liberalism and Stability" Paul's committee members were Dr. Christie Hartley, Dr. Andrew Jason Cohen, and Dr. Bill Edmundson.

The U.S. Census Bureau's Center for Economic Studies (CES) awarded Kalee E. Burns a CES Dissertation Mentorship for her research on "Social Capital and Entrepreneurship," which uses microdata from the Atlanta Research Data Center (RDC). Burns is a PH.D. candidate in the Department of Economics at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies.

Edwin Mathies Jr., received the International Graduate Student of the Year award at Georgia State University's 2018 International Education Awards. Mathies, who is from Monrovia, Liberia, enrolled as a student in the Department of Public Policy and Management at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies after completing the school's six-week Public Management Institute for the 2017 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders.

Georgia State University conferred Doctor of Education degrees to students from the College of Education and Human Development in December 2018. More than 3,000 students earned degrees at the associate's, bachelor's, master's, specialist and doctoral degree level during the fall 2018 semester.

Students from the Georgia State University College of Law earned Juris Doctor degrees in December 2018. More than 3,000 students earned degrees at the associate's, bachelor's, master's, professional, specialist and doctoral degree levels during the fall 2018 semester.

Students from Georgia State University's College of Law earned LL.M. (Master of Laws) degrees in December 2018. More than 3,000 students earned degrees at the associate's, bachelor's, master's, professional, specialist and doctoral degree levels during the fall 2018 semester.

Georgia State University conferred more than 50 Ph.D. degrees during the fall 2018 semester. Overall, more than 3,000 students earned degrees at the associate's, bachelor's, master's, professional, specialist and doctoral degree levels during the semester.

Students from the J. Mack Robinson College of Business at Georgia State University received Executive Doctorate in Business degrees in December 2018. More than 3,000 students earned degrees at the associate's, bachelor's, master's, specialist and doctoral degree levels during the fall 2018 semester.

Georgia State University conferred degrees to occupational therapy students in the university's Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing and Health Professions in December 2018.

Georgia State University conferred Specialist in Education (Ed.S.) degrees in December 2018 to students in the university's College of Education and Human Development. Overall, more than 3,000 students earned degrees at the associate's, bachelor's, master's, professional, specialist and doctoral degree levels during the semester.

More than 1,700 students earned bachelor's degrees from Georgia State University during the Fall 2018 semester, with more than 3,000 students earning degrees at the associate's, bachelor's, master's, professional, specialist and doctoral degree levels.

Georgia State University conferred more than 500 master's degrees during commencement ceremonies in December 2018. More than 3,000 students earned degrees at the associate's, bachelor's, master's, professional, specialist and doctoral degree levels during the fall 2018 semester.

More than 700 students earned associate's degrees from Georgia State University's Perimeter College during the Fall 2018 semester, with more than 3,000 students earning degrees at the associate's, bachelor's, master's, professional, specialist and doctoral degree levels.

To be eligible for the President's List, degree-seeking students must have earned a GPA of at least 4.0 for a minimum of nine semester hours of academic credit taken at Georgia State during the fall or spring term with no incompletes for the semester. Eligible students must have a minimum GPA of 2.0 for all classes taken at Georgia State.

To be eligible for the Dean's List, degree-seeking students must have earned a GPA of at least 3.5 for a minimum of nine semester hours of academic credit taken at Georgia State during the fall or spring term with no incompletes for the semester. Eligible students must have a minimum GPA of 2.0 for all classes taken at Georgia State.

lfeoluwa Afon was honored by Georgia State University with the Nell Hamilton Trotter Student Leadership Award, the highest student leadership award presented by the institution.

Eliah Perez was recently honored by Georgia State University with the Kell Award, given to the senior who has achieved the highest scholastic average for all course work taken at Georgia State.